whim

nounsudden idea

Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.

Relevance

A-Z

Length

Synonyms for whim

noun sudden idea

Antonyms for whim

More words related to whim

caprice

noun. sudden change of behavior

crotchet

noun. quirk

fancies

noun. impulse, urge

fancy

noun. impulse, urge

Word Origin & History

1640s, "pun or play on words," shortened from whimwham "fanciful object" (q.v.). Meaning "sudden notion, fancy, or idea" first recorded 1690s, probably a shortened form of whimsy.

Example Sentences for whim

It seemed to have a vast inorganic life of its own, a volition and a whim.

It suited his whim, and it did more than that: it gave him a chance to speak to her in his teasing way.

Indeed, Van Baerle's happiness depended on the whim of this man.

The whim had seized her and was holding on tight that Emmeline's might be the Right Place.

He's been satisfying every whim of curiosity that pops into his mind.

The whim seized me, quite unaccountably, in the middle of last night.

Mark you, it is not wisdom but a whim of mine which causes me to be graciously minded!

It was her whim to be sad, and she brought him the book they were reading.

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.with the exception of emdashes and long dashes which seem to have been chosen on a whim.

I did not know whether to resent the whim or not, whether to be angry or indifferent.

whim

Synonyms for whim

Antonyms for whim

More words related to whim

caprice

crotchet

fad

fads

fancies

fancy

whim

Synonyms .css-1u0ksf7{color:#d9d9d9;}for whim

Antonyms for whim

More words related to whim

.css-1unrqcp{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}caprice

crotchet

fad

fads

fancies

fancy

Synonyms for whim

caprice